Hi, I will be travelling from Lugano to Lucerne on Wednesday 31 May 2017. I will have a second class Swiss Rail Pass and wish to travel by train to Fluelen and then boat to Lucerne. I am having trouble accessing correct timetable information on this website for this journey.

My questions are:

Does the Gotthard Panorama express have a second class car and do I have to make a reservation?

Are there standard trains that take the same route as the Panorama express and do the travel times differ?

Other trains can do a similar route (Flüelen to Bellinzona) but will be routed through the newly opened Gotthard Tunnel (56km) so you will miss a lot of scenery!

Search for timetables here. Before July 1 the Gotthard Panorama Express only operates on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays departing Luzern at 11:12 (be sure to select this train as it notes on the website it is the Gotthard Panorama Express and no changes (except from the boat to the train after Lake Luzern.)